Recently I spent two days in Boston with my amazing, adventurous wife, Laurinda. A weekend getaway in a cosmopolitan, historic city seemed like a great way to celebrate our wedding anniversary. After all what’s more romantic than excursions to out of the way industrial parks in parts of the city with absolutely no connection to... Continue Reading →
Beers from Boston Part 2: Finding Good Beer
In the previous post I described some of the breweries that call the Boston area home. That knowledge isn’t of much use if you don’t know where to find their beers. In this post I review the bars and bottle shops where I was able to get a taste of the Boston beer scene during... Continue Reading →
Beers from Boston Part 1: Breweries and Beers
Approximately every two years I attend a conference in Boston that falls the week after Thanksgiving—the Fall MRS meeting, where unfortunately MRS stands for Materials Research Society rather than Maibocks, Rauchbiers and Stouts. Between this conference and other work related travel I’ve probably been to Boston 9-10 times, but in all those trips I’ve never... Continue Reading →
Beer Review – Jabby Brau by Jack’s Abby
Here is another beer from from my Boston trip. This one is made by Jack’s Abby, a brewery located in Framingham, MA that specializes in lagers (see my earlier review of Kiwi Rising by Jack's Abby). Jabby Brau is made with Pilsner and Munich malts and American hops and dubbed a session lager by Jack’s... Continue Reading →